Lucille Daylily. My mother gave me daylillies as a present when I was first starting out in gardening over 30 years ago. She told me that you can't kill them and she's right! They are an easy flower to begin with and will encourage you to keep trying things because they do well and make more! Just divide up clumps every few years and give some away or spread them around your yard.

Confederate Jessamine just beginning to cover the arbor. The hardest part about gardening is waiting for things to grow. The shrub on left is a slow grower and I can't wait for it to give me some height in that area.

Swingtown Bearded Iris. Like the daylily, this is great for beginner's because they too will multiply and are hearty. I hope I can encourage people who desire to garden to just get outside and play in the dirt. It's GREAT exercise and gives you so much satisfaction! Read the labels of plants and don't try to make a plant grow where it doesn't want to be! Think about the full height and width of plants BEFORE you plant them. This will save you a lot of grief down the road from having to move them. Now go out and dig up some dirt!

Encore Azaleas and Japanese Maple both 3 years old in this picture. They are shaded by the woods behind us in the late afternoon but get full sun from morning until around 3pm. Would probably be better if no direct sun after 2pm though. Love to hang ferns and plants on my fence posts.

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